Bob's GGbaby #8 was born in November. Dad Walt and Mom Tara welcomed him. GGMom Kathy is already spoiling him immensely.
Tuesday, January 11, 2011
Christmas 2010
Mom and Don came down from Crossville for Christmas with dog Sammie. Weather was not great and calling for more snow so we had a quick Christmas. Good food, Sammie and Tasha had fun and we all had a great visit. I went up to their place a couple days later for a longer visit when the weather was better.
4th of July 2010
I had a great day on the lake with Kathy and Lowell, Bernice and Glenn and Karen and Jimmy. We swam, drank and ate ALOT. Then went to Kingston for the fireworks. Good time with good friends.
Sunday, March 28, 2010
First Quarter 2010
It's been a busy first 3 months of the year. Of course, the highlight was my cruise (see below and in the right hand column).
Work has been VERY busy. The stimulas package and other initiatives have driven A LOT of community college grant work! It's job security!!!!!
The Disney "Give a Day, Get a Disney Day" project put a major workload on my Project Linus volunteer efforts. That is slowly winding down and will result in many new long term volunteers and over 700 blankets for our chapter to donate to children in traumatic situations. See Project Linus Blog (link in right hand column near bottom of page). Our volunteers are wonderful and have done so much to support this effort!
I'm doing fine. Already planning another cruise for next year with girlfriend Donna from Cleveland, OH. We've been close friends since college. I'm staying very active with Project Linus, work, friends and more. I had tickets again this year to the UT Lady Vols. It was a good season but sad to see them lose in the Sweet 16.
The dogs continue to be well, too. Tasha (Shepherd) is blind in one eye due to a cataract. Surgery is not as successful on dogs as it is humans. I'm hoping to avoid that as long as her other eye stays good. Pebbles (beagle mix) has had numerous health problems, but now doing well - seizures are controlled by medicine and it looks like a number of problems she was having are now fixed with the removal of an absessed tooth.
Spring is here - I mowed for the first time yesterday and have already removed one tick (from ME not the dogs). The trees are starting to bloom and early Spring flowers are in bloom. I'm getting anxious to get out on the boat and start enjoying the lake.
Hope this update finds everyone well!
Work has been VERY busy. The stimulas package and other initiatives have driven A LOT of community college grant work! It's job security!!!!!
The Disney "Give a Day, Get a Disney Day" project put a major workload on my Project Linus volunteer efforts. That is slowly winding down and will result in many new long term volunteers and over 700 blankets for our chapter to donate to children in traumatic situations. See Project Linus Blog (link in right hand column near bottom of page). Our volunteers are wonderful and have done so much to support this effort!
I'm doing fine. Already planning another cruise for next year with girlfriend Donna from Cleveland, OH. We've been close friends since college. I'm staying very active with Project Linus, work, friends and more. I had tickets again this year to the UT Lady Vols. It was a good season but sad to see them lose in the Sweet 16.
The dogs continue to be well, too. Tasha (Shepherd) is blind in one eye due to a cataract. Surgery is not as successful on dogs as it is humans. I'm hoping to avoid that as long as her other eye stays good. Pebbles (beagle mix) has had numerous health problems, but now doing well - seizures are controlled by medicine and it looks like a number of problems she was having are now fixed with the removal of an absessed tooth.
Spring is here - I mowed for the first time yesterday and have already removed one tick (from ME not the dogs). The trees are starting to bloom and early Spring flowers are in bloom. I'm getting anxious to get out on the boat and start enjoying the lake.
Hope this update finds everyone well!
Saturday, January 30, 2010
SNOW ICE and MORE SNOW
Well, I'm snowed in. The storm started yesterday/Friday 1/29 with snow, then rain that froze, then sleet/ice, then more snow today, etc. etc. etc. In otherwords, it's a mess. I left my car at Jackson's at the bottom of the hill. I doubt I'll get out tomorrow, but hopefully by Monday. The dogs and I have had a nice quiet day at home.
The Cruise
Myra and I had a great time on our cruise.
It was very relaxing, good weather and lots of fun.
We went to Cozumel where I swam with the Dolphins - see the Smilebox show on the right. Then Belize, Isla Roatan Belize and Grand Cayman. More pictures will follow soon.
We went with a tour group out of Knoxville with Red Hatters from all over the area. We had one formal Red Hat dress-up night.
It was very relaxing, good weather and lots of fun.
We went to Cozumel where I swam with the Dolphins - see the Smilebox show on the right. Then Belize, Isla Roatan Belize and Grand Cayman. More pictures will follow soon.
We went with a tour group out of Knoxville with Red Hatters from all over the area. We had one formal Red Hat dress-up night.
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